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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6654 Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6654
AUTHOR:Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861)
QUOTATION:God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
A gauntlet with a gift in it.
ATTRIBUTION:Aurora Leigh. Book ii.